Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] say that [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I thought , well , let's just say that last night was something I never want to have to live through again … ’
2 Why , yea , I suppose then one might rightly say that this prince is given to displays of temperament ! ’
3 He could n't say that this time cos he was i , he was erm , the guy in hospital .
4 But I would rather say that this expression of worship and praise is in fact vital as the outward sign of an inward grace .
5 Many would also say that real life is only possible when one has accepted the finiteness of life on earth as something that God uses to draw people into a closer union with himself .
6 I certainly would n't say that this acceptance is complete .
7 When I look at my colleagues in the US , I ca n't say that total competition is total success . ’
8 You ca n't say that all music made by machines is robotic and unfeeling , just because you play guitars it does n't mean you 've got soul .
9 Mention this to most clergymen and they will rightly say that spiritual development is far more important than a degree .
10 In another letter to a Scottish admirer , she said ‘ I can only say that this bubble of my mind has risen on the mighty stream of a Divine purpose ’ .
11 And we can not say that one way of perceiving things is more real than another .
12 So one can not say that grapheme-phoneme conversion is the way non-words are read aloud .
13 Without undervaluing the private sphere itself , we can still say that this arrangement works to the advantage of men .
14 Sir : I am writing first to congratulate you all on an excellent magazine , I have been reading Computer magazines for the last 10 years and can honestly say that Practical PC is the most informative and enjoyable one to date .
15 I usually look forward to Family Day , but I can honestly say that this year I 'm beginning to dread it , ’ said Rachel , then , picking up a pile of records , she said , ‘ This wo n't do , we must get on , otherwise we 'll never finish these medicals . ’
16 ’ Weel , noo that ye ask — na , I can nae say that I huv — no today at oany rate . ’
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